Alumni Giving & Engagement Director

At a Glance :

Job Title : Alumni Giving & Engagement Director

Location : Friends School of Baltimore - Baltimore, MD 21210

Reports To : Associate Director of Advancement & Chief Advancement Officer

Position Type : Full Time, Exempt

Pay rate : $80,000 - $85,000

Friends School is a Quaker, co-educational, college preparatory school, Pre-K through Grade 12, in Baltimore City, enrolling 740 students, 44% of whom identify as children of color. We are guided by the Quaker ideals of simplicity, peace, integrity, community, equality, and stewardship. We strive to be a purposefully inclusive community that reflects the racial, ethnic, cultural, socioeconomic, and religious diversity of our city and our region.

Context and Philosophy

The faculty and staff of Friends School supports the mission of the School through their commitment to a collaborative work environment, to which they contribute joy, passion, a sense of humor, organization, and flexibility. Regardless of position, Friends School employees interact with students and colleagues in a respectful and warm manner. In addition to a commitment to the fundamental ideals of Quaker education, Friends School staff members are expected to model and foster the Habits of Mind, which we believe are essential to an outstanding 21st century education : creativity, curiosity, empathy, reflection, and resilience.

Position Overview

Alumni Giving and Engagement Director (AGE Director) collaborates with the Advancement Office team to develop and implement a strategic, comprehensive program to engage, solicit and steward alumni (graduates and nongraduates). For this constituency, the Director plans and manages cultivation, education and stewardship events and programs, recruits volunteers, serves as the strategic coordinator of the Friends School Alumni Association, and participates in internal and external community activities to bolster philanthropy for and engagement with the School.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive education and engagement plan for alumni (graduates and nongraduates) in concert with the Advancement Office Team, in order to support philanthropic growth among this constituency. Includes but is not limited to event planning, personal solicitations, direct mail, online marketing and social media outreach.
• Spend fifty percent (50%) of time on activities directly related to fundraising (identification, cultivation, solicitation, stewardship); twenty-five percent (25%) spent on event planning, volunteer management; and twenty-five (25%) on alumni and fundraising communications, in partnership with the Advancement Office and Marketing Department.
• Cultivate, solicit and steward a portfolio of alumni, donors and volunteers. Complete 5 to 10 face-to-face meetings per month.
• Partner with additional internal and external stakeholders, such as faculty, staff, administrators and parents / caregivers.
• Serve as a liaison and strategic partner for the Alumni Association Board (AAB), the Athletic Hall of Fame (AHOF) Committee and other alumni affinity committees / groups.
• Develop strategies to engage alumni both in-person and online and to identify alumni development prospects working in partnership with development office program directors.
• Serve as the liaison for all alumni outreach and engagement opportunities, establishing and building relationships with a wide range of alumni locally, regionally, nationally and internationally, in-person and online.
• Ensure accurate and complete alumni database records; capture contact, biographical and career information, via social media, correspondence, website, postal returns, etc. Assist with fulfillment of alumni transcript requests and help maintain the School's archives.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Requirements

Preferred Qualifications

Review of resumes will begin immediately and continue until the position is filled. Interested candidates should apply with their resume, cover letter, and supporting documents to the link on the School website. A search committee will review candidate information and will contact those candidates with whom they are interested in speaking.

Friends School of Baltimore actively promotes equity, diversity, and inclusion in all programs and operations, including admissions, financial aid, and hiring. To form a community which strives to reflect the world's diversity, we do not discriminate on the basis of race or color, religion, nationality, ethnicity, economic background, physical ability, sex, gender identity or expression, or sexual orientation. Friends School of Baltimore is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates of color and members of other underrepresented groups who might enrich and diversify the school community are strongly encouraged to apply.

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